ROAD INTERRUPTION AND ALTERNATIVE ROUTE From Monday 18th September the bridge “Ponte del Fogliaio”, which is on the road from Gallicano to the Grotta del Vento, will be completely closed to traffic until the urgent roadworks are completed which, barring unforeseen circumstances should be within a fortnight at the latest. The only alternative solution for…
On 22/08/17 we published an article about boxworks, which are the result of the corrosive action that the carbonic acid exerts on the dolomitic limestone of the first itinerary, isolating a network of fine layers of calcite. This time let’s talk about other phenomena of corrosion, made on the same type of rock a few…
On first sight they look like boxworks but they are not. While boxworks are very thin layers of calcite sticking out that have resisted to the corrosion of the dolomitic limestone which surrounded it, these protruding veins, clearly visible in the part of the tunnel which separates the natural entrance of the cave from the…
